Bibliograph

The story of a new name, Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

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Label

The story of a new name, Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The story of a new name

Oclc number

829451619

Responsibility statement

Elena Ferrante ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Series statement

The Neopolitan novels, Book two

Summary

The second book, following last year's My Brilliant Friend, featuring the two friends Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives, the two girls mature into women, paying the cruel price that this passage exacts

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